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Arachne

Synopsis

Arachne is taken from Ovid's myth of a young girl who is metamorphosed into a spider. Within the web, stories are told of human life. Drawing is used to recreate the act of spinning. 
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Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 3 secs
Format
Mini DV
Director
Sally Manning
Producer
Sally Manning
Editor
Sally Manning
Sound
Sally Manning
Composer
Sally Manning

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Animation Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Drawing to film

drawingtofilm@hotmail.co.uk

Sales Company

Drawing to film

drawingtofilm@hotmail.co.uk

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